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The Marvel studio is aware that audiences might be feeling some superhero fatigue, so they've opted to include that very concept into their next superhero series.

Indeed, the first preview for Wonder Man has arrived, and it pledges a self-referential angle on the MCU.

The trailer, which premiered on October 10th, also subtly moved the Wonder Man release date later from its original end of 2025 slot into January 2026.

Why another superhero movie? People is weary of superhero content. Why watch them in the theater? Wonder Man spoke to me on a deep level. There is an opportunity to shock audiences. To reinvent the entire category of storytelling.

The reporter replies: "Have you considered about casting?"

The preview then transitions to series star Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, who's watching the interview on his phone, and the preview ends.

What We Know About Wonder Man

We already knew that Wonder Man would be a self-referential interpretation on the MCU. The series features Abdul-Mateen II as the character Simon Williams, a Hollywood actor who becomes a super-powered being (the hero Wonder Man).

The rest of the cast includes actor Ben Kingsley reprising his role as Iron Man 3's Trevor Slattery, Demetrius Grosse as Eric Williams (aka Grim Reaper), Ed Harris as Simon's agent Neal Saroyan, and Arian Moayed returning as Department of Damage Control agent P. Cleary.

The Studio's Meta-Humor Strategy

We have limited information about the storyline of Wonder Man, but it's clear that Marvel plans to poke some fun at itself.

In the aftermath of Deadpool & Wolverine, it appears like the production company is fully committed on meta-humor. Will that work without the star power of its previous leads? We'll have to wait and see.